avenue in the the crispin garden sections of northeast philadelphia. "eyewitness news" reporter jane carabao is live with to daze's new developments, jane. >> reporter: natasha, shock and outrage from a northeast philadelphia community now dealing with the death of this married mother of two, this investigation is continuing and tonight, more questions then answers especially about a suspect and a motive. but in the meantime police have at least identified the cause of death. they say this 46 year-old woman was strangled. >> i was so shocked i could not believe it. >> reporter: a northeast philadelphia community still reeling after a woman, a jogger was found dead here at penny pack park near holmes and convent avenues and a community that remains vigilant while police search for her killer. >> i various said let me know when you get there, so they know i'm walk ago long the route of what happened. >> reporter: wednesday nearly a dozen philadelphia homicide detectives searched the area where 46 year-old connie

maclean murray was kill. they have obtained surveillance video and tips from the public but much of what happened here remains unclear. >> we don't have a suspect right now. we don't have have a motive right now. hopefully we will get those questions answered very soon. >> reporter: what police do nose is murray was out for her daily jog around 9:00 monday night. medical examiner's office says she was strangled sometime later and that they go on to say that murray was not sexually assaulted and at this point they say her death has not been link to any other open cases but that is still open to investigation. >> any dna we will get, we will up load and see if we get match that he is way. >> reporter: police are asking neighbors not to run alone at night advice that they have already heated. >> unless you are with a group of people, or, you know, carrying pepper spray would i not recommend especially inside or around the the woods. >> reporter: police say murray jogged every day, different routes at different times. they are still looking for her cell phone and her head phones. they have not been able to find that at the scene just

yet. it is a wooded area. they have been out there all day searching for new information and interviewing possible witnesses. if you have any information give police a call. reporting live outside the round house jane carabao for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". well, now to the weather, showers have moved out of the region and sunny stretch ace head. meteorologist kathy orr is in the weather center with the first forecast including that rip current concern down the shore. >> absolutely chris, still a concern right through this evening. right now on storm scan three we are looking at dry conditions as a cold front passes through the region. not a great deal of instability in the atmosphere and we saw spotty showers this afternoon but we will take it, yes, we are in for a very sunny stretch indeed. late this afternoon, we peaked in temperatures. in philadelphia we are 8o same in trenton and millville, 81 allentown and reading. seventy-two in the poconos this evening temperatures will be falling through 70's and skies mainly clear at

night with the moon glowing as we head toward super moon on sunday. here is good news the rip current risk will be lowered to a maryland rate risk for tomorrow, still swim at beaches that are guarded. it is still a danger. this afternoon we had elevated high risk as berta gets farther away from the mainland u.s., risk will lower. tomorrow we will be in much better shape but it won't be back to normal as far as surf is concerned until friday and weekend. that is very latest on the rip currents and down the shore. i will be back with the seven day later in the broadcast, chris. >> the concern over rip currents, does have beach patrols down the shore on high alert tonight. beach patrol in atlantic city reports 48 rescues yesterday but they do note that today a wave size is actually decreasing. in the past couple days there have been 27 water rescues in wildwood, three just today, and two beach areas, poplar avenue and others were flagged

for rip currents currently. cape may beach patrol reports two rescues there today and ten water-related injuries, yesterday. future of philadelphia public schools remains uncertain tonight, in an announcement carried live on cbs philly.com, governor tom corbett authorized 265 million-dollar advance for the struggling district. the superintendent says that he is still not sure if schools can opened, on time next month. "eyewitness news" reporter matt rivers has more. >> this is not rocket science. it is not even regular science. it is common sense. >> reporter: if only it were that simple but this is funding philadelphia schools and an issue that is never easy. this year is there an 81 million-dollar budget deficit a gap that the district hoped to close with funding from a $2 per pack cigarette tax in philadelphia but last week state legislators chose not to vote on the issue. so wednesday governor corbett took his own action. >> i'm authorizing today 265 million-dollar in advanced

payments to the philadelphia school district. >> reporter: district already had money, in its budget, state is just releasing it a bit earlier. >> the goal of this axis to allow the doors to open on day one and avoid layoffs. >> reporter: but layoffs might not ab voided a delayed start to the school year and a shorter school year are still on the table too. that is because the advance isn't new funding just money being shuffled around. >> although we are thrilled with the advancements we're thrilled with certifications, it does not resolve the 81 million-dollar budget gap. >> reporter: superintendent hite says cigarette tax would fill that gap, governor corbett supports measure and had a in message for legislators. >> return to harrisburg before school starts and i expect them to addres number one order of business. >> reporter: but legislative leaders say they won't be back until september 15th, in the meantime students, parents, teachers wait until august 15th when officials are expect to announce what cuts,

if any they ll make to a school district that is already cut 5,000 jobs in the past few years. officials also stressed the fact that even with the passage of the cigarette tax schools will open at the same funning levels at last year, wholely insufficient when it comes to providing a quality education. matt rivers, cbs-3 "eyewitness news". stay with "eyewitness news" for continuing coverage of the school budget crisis. you'll find updates anytime at cbs philly.com. police arrested a man in connection with the death of the upper darby mother. griffin was found strangled in a upper darby home sunday morning. police say that deshea lowery was killed in jacksonville florida on dui charges. he was charge with attempted murder after stabbing griffin son in 2008. authorities are trying to locate a missing boat race inner longport atlantic

county. investigators suspect he faked his death. eyewitness new jersey reporter cleve bryan talked to an eye witt the necessary to the crash about these new developments. >> it seems like the most ridiculous thing to pull off. >> reporter: tom murphy has had a lot to think about witnessing a boating accident near longport. he helped victim justin bells get a shore and remember bells was distraught that a friend was still in the water. >> unless he is a good actor he came out distraught, out of breath. >> reporter: there was an extensive search for 44 year-old andrew bid dell, a power boat race shore crashed a pontoon both in the buoy and disappeared in the water. it has come to light egg harbor township police that biddle may have staged it to avoid criminal charges. biddle and his racing partner tracie are accused of conducting fraudulent boat sales out of the marina in northfield. biddle received a down payment for a boat in the amount of $20,000 never supplied the boat.

just yesterday biddle was entered in an fbi crime database. the no answer at biddle as house or house of tracie. >> why not just flee, you know, flee prosecution or whatever, why do this elaborate movie plot situation. >> reporter: p1 boat racing which placed stickers ago acknowledging biddle has been caution about how they handle the the disappearance of their reigning champion. >> you sit here and watch the news unfold if you'd like and think about those people who are suffering, and those people close to him who may be don't know what is going on. >> reporter: although egg harbor township police say it is possible andrew biddle staged an incident to avoid prosecution they won't say how they think he dit, they will say right now it is an opened criminal investigation that will continue until he is found, whether it is on the run. in longport i'm cleve bryan, cbs-3 "eyewitness news". chaka fattah junior goes on our sister station talk radio 1210 wpht to clear his name day after being indicted

on fraud and tax evasion charges. son of the pennsylvania congressman chaka fattah told dom giordano that the federal investigation has been politically motivated. >> people are looking to get a promotion and i think that you can see that u.s. attorney's office in philadelphia has over reached on certain cases. >> chaka fattah junior is accused of lying about his income to obtain loans and cheating the philadelphia school district by inflating invoices. tonight an update on a eight week old kitten believed to have been given heroin by his owner. >> hope continue to recover tonight but now officials need your help, we will tell what you needs to be done before the kitten can find a new home. plus are you a procrastinator? don't worry about it we will tell you which major on line retailers can now deliver the same day you order, kathy? we are in for a sunny stretch mess pleasant weather i have seen the entire summer now that the front and showers have cleared, it is all looking good from here.

plus very latest on the super moon that is coming up this weekend. hi beasley. are you a fan of the kelly green eagles june form? eagles would like to bring the color back in play and the birds are in the final stages of preparation for preseason game number one, i have got time line coming up in

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our children are left to suffer with these conditions, and it just seems cruel. >> well, tonight on "eyewitness news" at 1:00 a young child, sick, her health, deteriorating, well, new is there only one, last, possible option for treatment and that is marijuana. "eyewitness news" health reporter stephanie stahl with one local family's fight for medicinal marijuana tonight on "eyewitness news" at 11:00. chester county spca says it needs donations to help with medical expenses for a kitten that they believe was given heroin. that abused eight week old kitten has been named hepp. police in west whiteland found hope under a car, rope around its neck, it appears to have been dragged. police found bundles of heroin in the owner's car and

kittens condition improved dramatically when it was given narcan a drug given to human whose overdose. hope will eventually be put up for adoption. well, new to a rain ace leather in montgomery county, officials say a racoon tested positive for rabies on the 400 block of southford station road in perkiomenville. there is no known human or pet exposure as of right now but this is seventh animal to test positive for rabies in the county this year. amazon same day delivery has come to philadelphia, the services began this morning, it applies to thousands of products like movies, video games and books and it runs seven days a week. the you have to order by noon on the day that you want your items. services also start todd daze and five other cities, as well, including baltimore, washington d.c., and new york city. also hundreds of people, turned out to phillies lincoln financial field today for 2014

backpack-a-thon. volunteers stuffed thousands of backpacks for school supplies and all those backpacks will be donated to low income students so they can start the school year off right. backpack-a-thon was hosted by cradles to crayons, united way and the eagles. all right. let's talk weather now, it is kind of a dreary day outside, nothing to write home about. >> i got caught in the shower earlier. >> it started out that way but you have in the been out in a little while. >> the the sunnies out. >> yes. >> beautiful, it has turned out to be beautiful day and warmest temperatures have happened within the last hour, because of the late day sunshine. case in point take a look outside, if you have been in all day at work, wait until you step out much different afternoon morning or midday. we will get live to ocean city, cape may county, temperatures are in the 70's and 80's down the shore bye rip current risk is high so

stay out of that water. it will improve tomorrow but it will be a dangerous situation with moderate risk during the entire day. lets go to our live neighborhood network that takes us to the leadership academy in philadelphia where we started off with gray clouds, gray skies, i should say a few showers and then after the front moved through this afternoon temperatures warmed up, plenty of blue sky, low humidity, 79 degrees in philadelphia. storm scan three you can see those showers during the midday and afternoon period now they have died out, front has moved through air dryer, little breeze out there but very comfortable. philadelphia at 80 degrees our high so far for the the day, 81 in wilmington. eighty in millville. eighty-one in allentown and town the shore temperatures close to 80 degrees. in the wake of the front in the 70's and we are going to get into some of that cooler air overnight tonight but it will stay sunny. during the the day on thursday high pressure over great lakes

brings us this northwesterly flow, dry air, low humidity, plenty of sunshine we have in the seen a stretch like this the entire summer. great combination of the sun dry conditions and temperatures that are very comfortable for friday, for saturday right into sunday and this area of high pressure is forecast to be high enough to keep le pressure to the south, right through sunday. so our next chance of the shower or storm won't come until next week. on sunday we have a rare event. it is a super moon. we had one a month or so ago but this one will be extra big, and here is why. the full moon occurs on sunday, within the same hour, that the moon is at it closes point in it or bit to the earth, so that will make ate peer even bigger. it is over 200,000 miles away but it will be closer then it did last get around it will be at least 14 percent closer and 30 percent, brighter. it is expect to be the best super moon, of the entire year. tonight, skies will be clear. comfortable.

low 65. during the the day on thursday sunny, breezy and just a great day to be outdoors, high temperature 84. poconos does not get much better then this great sleeping weather, great hiking weather, temperatures in the 70's and on the exclusive seven day forecast and shore cast just a stretch of beautiful weather, right through monday, our next chance of a shower or storm is tuesday and that storm threat does continue through wednesday but as you notice temperatures below average quite comfortable feeling a little bit like fall. also, great weather to go down the shore, we will be live tomorrow on the boardwalk in wildwood for "eyewitness news" at 5:00 and 6:00. well, it is a great night to be at the ballpark, showers wouldn't dare rain on kate bilo's parade she's showing off her softball skills tonight at citizens bank park. she joins to us tell us more about the very special event she's taking part in, hi kate. >> hi kathy yes, weather cleared out perfectly, i had high hopes all day and i have taken full credit for it tonight telling everybody that i brought this nice weather

back. it looked rough earlier but sun came out in tonight. we have tv news, tv newspapers on one team, radio and web on the other team. tv newspaper last time we check in we were down 01 and it is sti zero to one at this hour but we are, pumped up, fired up. i got my bat on the ball tonight. difficult my part although it was caught bye i ran hard anyway. lets look at what happened earlier when we got down here. beautiful afternoon. we were throwing ball back and forth out in the outfield getting fielding practice. great time at citizens bank park. beautiful breeze out here. been a great night. coming down for phillies game tonight first pitch temperature 77 degrees, full sunshine, stadium is all ready filling up here and it is going to be a great night for a ballgame, tonight. new again coming back here live, i have another at bat coming up. i hope i can get up to redeem myself. anybody who played with me in the peco field in phoenixville know i was never a clutch player but maybe time to redeem myself tonight.

jessica and chris back inside to you but for now i'm kate bilo at citizens bank park. >> swing for fences, kate. >> hey, she's a power hitter, good luck kate i'm sure you'll get one out there you already got one out there you'll get another one. if you are heading out and about driving right new on 422 westbound we have an accident now just moved over to the shoulder, as approach area of 23, notice backup here westbound on 422 between 202 and trooper will be a squeeze, but good thing it is on the shoulder, moving our way back to west norriton township we are still dealing with the water main break right around trooper road, still compromising a few lanes here notice folks are swerving around these caution cones so keep that in mind you may slow down approaching this intersection. as we look at our wide speed sensors still low 14 is your average on the schuylkill, high volume around vine street expressway in center city and south philadelphia for phillies game stay with us on cbs-3 "eyewi

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eagles in the final preparations for preseason open inner chicago. some complex as assignments and as basic as making sure there are 11 men on all special teams squads. starter will play ten to 15 snaps and hopefuls will take over and try to earn jobs. riley cooper and nolan carol will not play. jeremy maclin is questionable with general soreness. >> we have in the played a game since the beginning of january last year, so you get out there and against a different color jersey and find out what we got and, you know, there is certain amount of work that everybody that is healthy needs to get in and then we will move on from there. >> the birds are thinking about bringing back the old

school kelly green uniforms but it is not something that they can do without going through a lengthy process in the league approval. eagles went to the midnight green outfit in 1996. we got reaction from fans on our facebook page, tim says i think there will be many pleased eagles fans. i for one like them both. when i see kelly green on the field i expect to see names like waters, white, hopkins and cunningham. dock robinson disagrees saying no, just win and take us to the super bowl, and win. you too can connect with us, on this topic or any topic by logging on to cbs philly.com. all right, phillies in action tonight, a record set, a baseball record set by cole hamels, ryan howard and chase utley they started in their 887th game this season together in their respective positions. good going, guys. last night ryan howard

came clutch for the the fightins, he drove in both runs including the game winner, in the 15th inning, the final score, was

well, thanks so much for watching "eyewitness news" at 6:00 we will return at ten on cw philly and back here at 11:00 on cbs-3. >> tonight an internet security breach, a russian crime gang, seals a billion, user names, and pass words does your information safe, they will take a look plus vitamin d to prevent alzheimer's and dementia what you should know about a new study next on the "cbs evening news".

>> pelley: tonight, a cyber crime wave. hackers break in to a network housing information about homeland security employees and a russian crime ring steals more than a billion internet passwords. jeff peguess has details. how did she get on a southwest airlines plane without a border paz. john blackstone with the second security breach at the same airport. manuel bojorquez takes us on the chase for criminals smuggling immigrants into the u.s. >> i've got a bailout! >> pelley: can vitamin d prevent or delay alzheimer's disease in dr. jon lapook on a new study. and jeff glor takes us aboard the last ship of its kind. >> wow! >> pelley: on the final journey. >> the blubber room. >> the whrubber